Your IQ matters. But for long-term success, EQ, or emotional intelligence, matters even more.
People’s emotions affect their productivity, their decision-making, their interactions with their coworkers, and their ability to work as a team. EQ is the ability to identify, interpret, and influence your and other people’s emotions, and studies show it is the keystone of success, both personally and as a leader. In fact, studies show it accounts for as much as 60% of your performance at work.
Developing your Emotional Intelligence is designed as a crash-course in EQ. You will learn how EQ is measured and how to increase your EQ to have more successful interactions with your supervisors, peers, and employees.
In this course, you will learn how to:
- Assess your own EQ along four key dimensions.
- Apply strategies to improve your ability to manage yourself and relationships with others.
- Address conflict constructively and productively across your team.
The Persimmon Group is an approved provider for continuing education credit hours by some of the most prominent professional organizations, including:



Meet Your Facilitator

Abbie Peraza
Abbie Peraza is a Senior Consultant and Advisor at The Persimmon Group. An accomplished and innovative global business strategist, Abbie has more than 20 years of experience leading cross-cultural teams to analyze new markets, design products, and manage marketing campaigns to drive sales.
Abbie's work as a facilitator and coach focuses on improving team performance through an Agile mindset, putting people at the center of decision-making and leadership. Abbie also focuses on helping leaders grow holistically across many dimensions of performance, personal and professional. As Abbie likes to say, "I believe there is no such thing as work/life balance...it's all just life!"
The Persimmon Advantage
Expert Support
Our courses are taught by highly experienced, practicing project managers and experts who can speak directly to your unique environment and experience level.
Powerful Knowledge
Our courses will focus on the tools and techniques that will give you the MOST RETURN on your time, so you can finally feel in control of your projects (and your day).
Hands-On Practice
You'll have the opportunity to practice every technique using realistic case study projects, exercises, and discussions, so you'll know just how to apply the courses to your real life.
- Loved It All.“It is amazing what we don't know. I think that training like this should be a must with anyone who struggles with Emotional Intelligence. I truly enjoyed this course and wish it had been longer!”Stacey G.Hub International